After the governor of Oklahoma vetoed a wide-ranging medical marijuana expansion bill on Thursday, advocates mounted a last-minute push to get lawmakers in both chambers to override the action on their last day in session Friday. But by the afternoon, the legislature adjourned for the session without taking up... Read more
After the governor of Oklahoma vetoed a wide-ranging medical marijuana expansion bill on Thursday, advocates mounted a last-minute push to get lawmakers in both chambers to override the action on their last day in session Friday. But by the afternoon, the legislature adjourned for the session without taking up... Read more
For residents in states that have legalized marijuana, the grass is indeed greener on their side. That’s the takeaway from new polling data released earlier this month. The survey, from pollster YouGov, found that in “many states where recreational cannabis is legal, a plurality of citizens believes these laws... Read more
In a contentious interview Friday that has put him in hot water, Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, defended his opposition to marijuana legalization by saying he knows “a lot of weed smokers,” and said that black voters who aren’t sure whether to support him... Read more
The era of the virtual concert will hum right along later this month, when Live For Live Music presents: Quarantine Comes Alive. Beginning at 1:00 pm ET on May 30, the day-long event will feature 60 artists, along with what Live for Live says will “be new sets captured... Read more

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Canadian marijuana operator unwinds global hemp investments, then jumps in US hemp
A marijuana company that has been unwinding some investments in hemp in Canada and Europe changed course Thursday and bought a U.S. company that makes hemp-derived CBD. Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis bought Massachusetts hemp firm Reliva in a $40 million stock deal, checking off a long-stated ambition of the... Read more
American’s attitudes toward marijuana have relaxed significantly in the last ten years, resulting in a wave of reform that has brought adult use legalization and medicinal cannabis to cities and states throughout the country. Could magic mushrooms have a moment? One poll suggests it’s possible. A survey released Wednesday... Read more
EU hemp industry awaits court ruling on French CBD ban
Last week, the hemp industry gained valuable insight into how the highest court in the European Union might rule on France’s ban on hemp-derived CBD products. The advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an opinion that the restriction was not in line with... Read more
Aurora Cannabis to Strategically Enter the United States with Acquisition of Reliva, LLC A Market Leading Mass Retail CBD Platform All Share Transaction – Immediately Accretive to Shareholders on an Adjusted EBITDA Basis Profitable Today, Reliva Adds Strategic Entry to the U.S. that is Aligned to Aurora’s Business Transformation... Read more
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